Where does “acará” come from?

acará (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi akará, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara.

acará (Portuguese): acara

Definitions

  1. acara

Ancestry of “acará”, step by step

acará traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi akará

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiakaráacara
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akara—

via Yoruba àkàrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàkàràa deep-fried ball made of beans

Words derived from “acará”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akara →Every word from Old Tupi akará →